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Mark from the fine Illinois blog The Champaign Room answers some pregame questions.

The Texas Longhorns are one of the seven lucky teams that travel to Hawaii November 19-21 to compete in the 2012 Maui Invitational. Burnt Orange Nation provides an in depth breakdown of this year's island tournament.

Fran and Gary Go Sideways - after a long season, Fran McCaffery and Gary Barta decide to finally cut loose.

If OHIO really did hire ex-Kent State coach Jim Christian ... oh boy.

An intervention for Illinois, confronting their MACohol addiction. We do this because we care.

Illinois wants John Groce but won't admit they have a MACohol problem.

While Altman waffles, the search seems to be focusing on Ohio's John Groce and Colorado State's Tim Miles.

The Nike money proves too strong for Altman. Now the Huskers focus on trying to convince Ohio's John Groce. If not Groce, then it's probably Colorado State's Tim Miles.

Marshall turned down $2 million. John Groce isn't showing much interest in the Huskers either. Before turning to the B-list, Osborne needs to sharpen his pencil and try again, especially once Illinois makes their hire.